The annual salary statistics of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $92,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,890.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,730 | 6.68% | 6.68% |
| 2016 | $41,740 | -1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $42,280 | 1.28% | - |
| 2012 | $41,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,730, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is the lowest paying city for forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $116,720). Compared with the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 61.7 percent (61.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |